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Thomas Ruttig

Afghanische Aktivistin über Frauenrechte: „Warum zahlen wir immer drauf?“

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 3 March 2019 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig’s interview with Afghan women activist Roshan Tseran about the women’s peace gathering in Kabul: “Why should always we women pay the bill?” (in German).

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Visitor at the opening of Kabul’s newest museum, the Afghanistan Centre for Memories and Dialogue, which commemorates war crimes and their victims (Photo Hadi Morawej 2019)

Peace in The Air, But Where Is Justice? Efforts to get transitional justice on the table

Sari Kouvo • Ehsan Qaane •

A new museum, commemorating war crimes and their victims, has opened in Kabul. The Afghanistan Centre for Memories and Dialogue is dedicated to collecting the stories of survivors and the families of victims of war crimes. Their voices have rarely been heard in recent decades, partly because dealing with the legacy of violations in the […]

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One Land, Two Rules (3): Delivering public services in insurgency-affected Dasht-e Archi district in Kunduz province

Obaid Ali •

Dasht-e Archi, a district in the northeastern corner of Kunduz province is almost entirely controlled by the Taleban. They have established shadow sub-national governance structures in the district, while most local government officials are absent and work remotely from the provincial capital. Although the Taleban do not provide any services themselves, they have co-opted government […]

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Die Vitrinen von Kabul

Thomas Ruttig •

Tageszeitung, 26 February 2019 Read Thomas Ruttig’s long reportage about the newly opened war victims museum and dialogue centre in Kabul – still forced to operate half underground, in a basement (in German).

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US envoy meets with Taliban co-founder ahead of new talks

Thomas Ruttig •

AP/Minneapolis StarTribune, 25 February 2019 This news item has two quotes, one from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig and one from earlier AAN research on the Taleban’s Mulla Baradar who met chief US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad for the first time yesterday in Doha.    

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UNO: Zahl ziviler Opfer in Afghanistan erreicht neuen Höchststand

Thomas Ruttig •

AFP/Schweriner Volkszeitung, Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung etc, 24 February 2019 A short quote from AAN’s Thomas Ruttig on the record Afghan civilian casualty figure reported by the UN (in German): “Der Anstieg an zivilen Opfern belegt, dass sich der Krieg 2018 intensiviert hat”, sagt Thomas Ruttig von der Denkfabrik Afghanistan Analysts Network. 

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Friedensverhandlungen für Afghanistan: Die Taliban im Salon der Weltpolitik

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutschlandfunk, 24 February 2019 AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted in this analysis of the ongoing peace talks in Afghanistan by this German public broadcaster: Doch wie bisher werden auch bei den Gesprächen an diesem Montag in Katar keine Vertreter der afghanischen Regierung mit am Tisch sitzen. Ein strategischer Fehler, sagt Thomas Ruttig. Er leitet den […]

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The Taliban have not changed, warn Afghans living under their rule

Thomas Ruttig •

AFP/France24, 22 February 2019 AFP has looked at life under the Taleban in Kandahar and whether or not they have changed their attitudes. AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is also quoted in this article as saying: “What they say is don’t listen to music, listen to sermons and religious programs. But there is no smashing of TV […]

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Today in History, 19/2

AAN •

Yahoo News, 19 February 2019 In its column ‘Today in History’, AAN reporting appears for 19 February 2018: 2018 – The Afghanistan Analysts Network says while there has been a decline in the overall number of casualties in the country, suicide bombings have increased, killing and injuring more than ten thousand in 2017.  

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En Afghanistan, les talibans préparent leur grand retour

Thomas Ruttig •

Tribune de Genève, 17 February 2019 A short interview with AAN’s Thomas Ruttig (in French) about the US-Taleban talks and possible repercussions (after a pay wall) – but here it is:   Les talibans ont mis en place un régime autocratique dans les régions sous leur contrôle. Peuvent-ils accepter la démocratie afghane qui repose sur […]

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Afghanistan: Can peace prevail?

Thomas Ruttig •

Deutsche Welle, 15 February 2019 The English language website of German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, in another review of the Afghan peace negotiations, quoted AAN’s Thomas Ruttig as saying: “I’m convinced that if a peace deal is arrived upon only bilaterally, without the Afghan government … such a deal will be dead in the water,” […]

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US-Taliban talks: Is Afghanistan ready for real peace?

Thomas Ruttig •

Christian Science Monitor, 15 February 2019 In this article reviewing the US-Taleban peace negotiations and its outcome so far, AAN’s Thomas Ruttig is quoted as saying: The result, says Thomas Ruttig, co-director of the Afghanistan Analysts Network in Kabul, is that much more needs to be done. “Let’s not expect that all the mess of […]

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